Colour my world

The good news is that yesterday morning saw the second (white) undercoat go on with no damage to the initial coat. I got away with it.

But if the undercoat turns a decorating project from a building site back into a room, then the next phase - applying the colour - brings that room to life. After a considerably shorter painting session than either of the previous two days, on account of having Nikki's help doing the low-level cutting in while I was working on those parts only accessible from a step ladder, this was the result.

The picture doesn't really do justice to the colours. It's the first coat so still a little patchy, and the full effect won't be brought out until the picture rail and skirting get their fresh new white paint, but it gives an idea of the final look. The lighter shade, which covers all the walls apart from the chimney breast, is Crown's "Gentle" matt emulsion, while the accent colour is provided by their "Armagnac." Yeah, I know. We had that conversation about "who chooses the names of the colours" too.

Second coat tomorrow night after work, and then "only" the woodwork remains. Radiator fitting booked for next Monday. Carpet fitting booked for the week after next, but I'm still hopeful that I'll be able to bring that back three or four days and give us a weekend to move all the furniture back in.